Labor & Employment

The National Law Review provides readers with news coverage and issues, involving working and labor and employment law in the United States, and how it affects employers, employees, major corporations and executives throughout the country.  Current trends like whistleblower protection and employees' rights concerning disclosure of information about their corporate employer or government employer if the employer is engaged in illegal activities and protection for employees concerning retaliation due to whistleblower complaints.

The National Law Review offers in-depth analysis of some of the major federal agencies/governing bodies that impact employer/employee relationships.  Analysis of the make-up of the National Labor Relation Board (NLRB) as well as analysis of the major decisions coming from that board are covered by the legal experts at the National Law Review.  Additionally, news and guidance, as well as staffing changes at the Department of Labor are also covered and analyzed, with legal experts providing insight into what has happened, and what might happen as a result.  Updates from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and their interpretations and guidelines on specific regulations related to worker safety, like the Silica standard, are also covered by NLR. 

Changes in employment law based on state developments, and issues that impact employer procedures in hiring and interviewing hiring, such as how ban the box legislation impacts hiring as well prohibitions against asking about previous salary levels, and employer reviews sites like Glassdoor are covered by the National Law Review.  As states and cities pass and amend employment-related legislation, the National Law Review carefully analyzes the implications of these changes to provide background information for companies seeking to stay compliant.

Some of the subjects covered on the site include employment and compensation agreements, employment violations in the workplace, non compete and arbitration agreements, the #MeToo Movement and sexual harassment, sex-discrimination cases, employee handbooks and policies, wellness programs, and how to properly train employees, especially given the number of employment-related lawsuits and EEOC enforcement actions. are addressed by the National Law Review

Readers can also learn about employment agreements in areas including the use of personal email accounts, electronic devices, and email/internet policies in the workplace. With data and security being a hot-topic in recent months, the National Law Review has the latest details about data protection policies, encryption, and data security and employee privacy rights within organizations. Topics like pay equity/gender pay gap issues, affirmative action disputes, civil rights actions, business immigration laws, disability accommodations, ERISA policies, unfair competition, workplace privacy, whistleblower lawsuits, wrongful termination, and trade secrets, are all cases and stories visitors will find on the National Law Review website.

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Aug
17
2016
Wisconsin Introduces Bone Marrow and Organ Donation Leave Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Aug
17
2016
Controversial Judicial Estoppel Ruling Overturned Regarding Unemployment Case – But the Risk Remains Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
17
2016
US Steel Rescinding Immediate Injury Reporting Policy in Settlement of Two Whistleblower Retaliation Cases Zuckerman Law
Aug
17
2016
Wal-Mart to Pay $90,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
17
2016
Fourth Circuit Decision Reminds Employers Overbroad Noncompete Agreements May Not Be Enforceable Mintz
Aug
17
2016
New York Attorney General Targets Non-Competes for Rank-and-File Workers Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
17
2016
Whistleblower Disclosures to Federal Agencies Are Protected Under Work Product Doctrine Zuckerman Law
Aug
17
2016
Adviser Recommendations: Interesting Angles on DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #16 Faegre Drinker
Aug
16
2016
SEC Fines Company $265,000 for Severance Agreements that Potentially Chilled Whistleblowers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
16
2016
Illinois Firefighter Permitted To Recover Benefits For PTSD Related To The Death Of A Co-Worker Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Aug
16
2016
Wisconsin District Court Follows 5th Circuit: Internal Tipsters Are Not Considered “Whistleblowers” Under Dodd-Frank Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
16
2016
Government Accountability Office Blocks Contractor’s Attempt to Poach Competitor’s Employees Holland & Hart LLP
Aug
16
2016
New OSHA Rule Limits Permissible Post-Accident Drug Testing Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
16
2016
OSHA Fines Employer $105,000 for Retaliating Against Employee Who Complained About Mold Exposure Zuckerman Law
Aug
16
2016
Federal Court In Florida Is Latest To Reject DOL Regulation, Finds FLSA Does Not Require Employees Receiving Full Minimum Wage Retain All Tips Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
16
2016
DOL Adjusts ERISA’s Civil Monetary Penalties for Inflation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug
15
2016
Mandatory Postings and EEO-1 Surveys: Department of Labor, Fair Labor Standards Act, Employee Polygraph Protection Act Murtha Cullina
Aug
15
2016
Getting Past “Not Horrible”: Addressing Office Bullies is Good for the Bottom Line Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
15
2016
U.S. Office of Government Ethics Updates Rules Governing Recruiting of Federal Employees to Private Sector Jobs Covington & Burling LLP
Aug
15
2016
State Attorneys General on the Attack Against Noncompete Overuse Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
15
2016
Federal Department of Labor Settles Wage Claims By Own Employees Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Aug
15
2016
Fifth Circuit Triples Down on the Legality of Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
15
2016
Union Organizing at Retail and Food Service Businesses Gets Boost from New York City “Labor Peace” Executive Order Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
15
2016
Abating Abatement Process of Mine Safety and Health Administration Enforcement Actions Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Aug
15
2016
What Employers Need to Know about Government’s Recent Scrutiny of Non-Competes Faegre Drinker
Aug
15
2016
Fifth Circuit Throws Out I-9 Fines Against Employer for Alleged Section 2 Attestation Deficiencies Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
15
2016
Banning Salary History Questions, Subway Restaurant Partners with DOL, Non-Competes: Employment Law This Week - August 15, 2016 [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
15
2016
Seventh Circuit Holds Title VII Does Not Prohibit Sexual Orientation Discrimination, But Acknowledges Inherent Flaws in Precedent Underlying its Holding Mintz
Aug
15
2016
Acqui-Hires: Corporate Blended Family? Corporate Divorce Series Mintz
Aug
14
2016
83(b) Elections No Longer Required to be Submitted with Income Tax Returns Faegre Drinker
Aug
14
2016
Xerox State Healthcare, LLC Will Pay $35,000 To Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
14
2016
SEC Penalizes Company For Severance Language Purportedly Impeding Complaints Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
14
2016
Georgia Council for the Hearing-Impaired To Pay $10,000 to Settle EEEOC Retaliation Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
12
2016
Pokémon Go: While Employees are Out “Catching ‘em all,” Who is Watching Your Proprietary Information? Polsinelli PC
Aug
12
2016
Seventh Circuit Addresses EEOC’s Stance that Sexual Orientation is Protected by Title VII Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
12
2016
Massachusetts State Legislature Takes Action on Major Employment Reform as Legislative Session Ends Mintz
Aug
12
2016
ERISA Excessive Fee Lawsuits Hit 403(b) Plans of Higher Education Institutions Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Aug
12
2016
United Kingdom Employee Benefits: Ensuring Your Insurance Is Up To Date Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
12
2016
SEC Charges Another Company for Anti-Whistleblower Provision in Severance Agreements Faegre Drinker
Aug
12
2016
What Does Subway’s “Voluntary Agreement” with the US Department of Labor Mean for Joint Employer Status? Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
12
2016
Less Is More: Further Consultation On Simplification Of Taxation Of Termination Payments In UK Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
12
2016
Illinois Law Mandates Unpaid Child Bereavement Leave Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
12
2016
SEC Enforcement Action Clarifies Broad Scope of Anti-Gag Provision in Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Rules Zuckerman Law
Aug
12
2016
New Form I-129s for Intracompany Transferees Required for Blanket Petitions at US Embassies after August 29, 2016 Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
12
2016
Hire Me! Fiduciary Rule Challenges Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
11
2016
The Four Things You Might be Forgetting When Calculating the “Regular Rate” of Pay Polsinelli PC
Aug
11
2016
USCIS Issues Guidance Regarding Adjustment of Status Application Filing Dates for September 2016 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
11
2016
Organizations Increasingly Meet Cybersecurity Needs Through Outsourcing Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug
11
2016
Two Recent Federal Court Decisions Explore the Limits of the At-Will Employment Doctrine Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
11
2016
DEA Denies Petitions To Reschedule Marijuana But Will Authorize More Marijuana Manufacturing To Foster Research Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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